No M2 support? Also, no support for Intel based Macs? Seems like lip service to me.
Although on the bright side, at least Apple is making an effort in the past 1-2 years towards repairability. Would be better if they pull their opposition for "right to repair".
> Would be better if they pull their opposition for "right to repair".
But then you'd be in the same position you are now with Apple where you'd just get the individual parts and fuck your computer up.
Though maybe they should pull their opposition (if indeed they are opposed to this for no good reason) so then companies would have to support the right to repair products like dSLR cameras, TVs and computer monitors, Nintendo Switches, and Samsung mobile phones. I think this would be a nice little market advantage for Apple since these companies are fucking terrible at support for products beyond "send it in". Can you imagine Google trying to support repairing a Chromebook? Though I think what you'd find is just more throw-away electronics because a screen for a Chromebook individually purchased and sent to you will probably cost half as much as a new one. Good for the environment there.
Another thing I wonder about is should we treat personal electronics differently? There's a lot of focus on them but most are cheap and disposable. I think there's significant issues with manufacturing or industrial scale products like the infamous John Deere tractors that you can't fix yourself.
iFixit has Chromebook guides. Hobbyist communities and niche boutique repair shops arise to fit the needs.
The Lenovo Chromebook 3 seems to be similar. I bought one during the recent $79 sale. Was curious if I could DIY an upgrade to an IPS screen. Found some screens that looked like a good fit for around $40 and the screen is easily user serviceable. There's many videos on how to fix various aspects of this ultra cheap laptop, and Lenovo has an easily downloaded service manual.
No you see the world is black or white.
So either you can repair it yourself or it has to be thrown out.
Definitely no way to take it to Apple or a third party repairer to have it fixed.
But we don't have right to repair across the board. Would be nice if manufacturers took this into account.
Now I do not have a lot of experience fixing devices, I tend to use and then either gift old devices to family members or recycle them, but I am curious about how much more repairable one of these devices is compared to, say, a new Macbook Pro. Also I wonder if current state is indicative of future state. For all we know Apple might make repair and upgrade of devices a top priority. Certainly they're showing some serious movement here in my opinion.
A M2 Mac isn't out of warranty yet, making self-repair more costly for all but a few non-covered instances (e.g. liquid damage, screen drop). For this reason, I would expect newer Intel Macs to be supported before the M2.
It is just a screwdriver and a replacement battery. And they do it themselves for a large fee, so they have the supply of batteries.
I think that would invalidate the warranty. You need to use your hands.